Thesaurus results for BOWIE KNIFE

bowie knife

noun

Definition of bowie knife

as in sheath knife

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Recent Examples of bowie knife When the Republican Charles Sumner was struck down by a Southerner on the Senate floor, Raymond’s paper called for armed resistance by pistol, bludgeon, and bowie knife, if necessary. — Matthew Karp, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife. — Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024 There’s a reason bowie knives were developed to be fighting knives. — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023 Adams recklessly tossed aside his rifle and jumped down a bank to chase the wolf with his bowie knife. — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 7 July 2018 During a mob scene, Thumbelina stabs one of the movie’s villains with a bowie knife before jumping on a table and mowing down the police with a machine gun. — Matthew Sedacca, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2018

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Noun

Despite the double-digit lead, TCU failed to deliver the dagger offensively and gave Baylor multiple chances to mount a comeback.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Nik Bonitto stripped wideout Rashid Shaheed in scoring territory, Kris Abrams-Draine pulled down a fourth-quarter interception, and McMillian delivered the dagger in overtime.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of dagger

Noun

Both his suggestion and the jolly appreciation seem out of tune with the situation ‘far from home’, which may be a military manoeuvre involving mock battles and bayonet practice, or a preparation for actual combat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
One of the standout features of these new headphones is their special locking cable, which uses a secure bayonet connection that’s designed to stay firmly attached during use.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of bayonet

Noun

Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
During opening statements Tuesday, Rouse said traces of Garr's blood were found deep within the handle of a knife used in the attack.

— CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of knife

Noun

It is alleged that the altercation escalated, and Cawthon produced a pocketknife, threatened the victim and stabbed the victim's dog, according to prosecutors.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, featuring a controversy over an attorney’s social media post and a pocketknife discovered by Transportation Security Administration officers.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pocketknife

Noun

The Babylone style is a laced stiletto sandal that is decorated at the toe strap with the YSL Cassandre in a bronze-tone metal.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Andres Assous' recent collaboration with the stunning Bri Tiesi features several pairs of covetable stiletto boots (knee-high and ankle), fierce ankle strap pumps, sophisticated loafers and more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of stiletto

Noun

Officers found a switchblade and a glass drug pipe in his pants pockets, according to the complaint.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University (of no relation to the candidate), sometimes jokes that Roy Cooper is like Mister Rogers, if Mister Rogers carried a switchblade.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of switchblade

Noun

The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.

— Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.

— Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024

Definition of cutlass

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